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The Santa Barbara Author-Mentor is a unique and intimate novel workshop that takes place on February 28 - March 3, 2013.
It provides an ideal mix of experienced professionals dedicated to
working one-on-one with aspiring authors to not only teach them the
knowledge and skills they must have to be successful, but also provide
them with valuable commentary on their completed novel or
work-in-progress.
Faculty include Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Jane Smiley and Robert Olen Butler, literary agent of renown Kimberley Cameron, agent and major film producer Ken Atchity, writer/author and popular columnist Cary Tennis, and Algonkian director and editor, Michael Neff. More on them below.
Ken Atchity
Literary Agent and Film Producer
With more than forty years experience in the publishing world, and over fifteen years in entertainment, Ken Atchity and his organization
are responsible for launching dozens of books and films. His life's
passion is finding great storytellers and turning them into bestselling
authors and screenwriters. As well as being a famed literary agent at
AEI, he has produced 26 films, including "Joe Somebody" (Tim Allen;
Fox), "Life or Something Like It" (Angelina Jolie; Fox), "Shadow of
Obsession" (NBC), "The Madam's Family" (CBS), "Henry's List of Wrongs"
(New Line), and Ripley's Believe-It-Or-Not (starring Jim Carrey;
Paramount-- approaching production). His 14 books on writing cover every
stage of a writer's career. 
The Santa Barbara Author-Mentor Novel Workshop creates an intimate and professional environment that combines private meetings with small-group workshops, thus enabling aspiring authors to wisely approach the writing and publication of their novel. At the Santa Barbara event, aspiring authors will: 1) work one-on-one with top authors and savvy market professionals; 2) acquire the market skills and advanced story and narrative technique they must know to become published; 3) learn the necessary inside mechanics of the publishing business; and 4) leave the workshop with a detailed plan to work towards publication of their novel ... [more]
How Does The Santa Barbara Author-Mentor Workshop Differ from Other Writer Events?
In several fundamental ways, as we note above, but we will elaborate. First
of all, and most importantly, the Santa Barbara AMW creates a way for
the writer to get close and relaxed with authors and professionals in a
manner that larger events disallow. Private face time with the right
people is priceless.
Second, attendees are taught (even before the workshop begins by means of pre-event assignments and mailings) to address all the major conflict/complication, plot, theme, narrative/voice, dialogue, scene construction, and character arc-and-development issues that affect their novel.
Third, writers are prepped in advance for their interactive sessions with authors and literary agents, and the sessions are not rushed. The authors and agents are relaxed during the sessions and not bombarded by hundreds of conference goers.
Fourth, the Santa Barbara AMW requires the writer to complete exercises far more advanced and beneficial than those conducted at other conference workshops.
Fifth, amateur opinions do not arise to compromise the quality of the workshop. Judgments on a writer's work are approved, filtered, and/or provided by professionals in attendance.
Come Prepared to Write and Learn From The Best
Because this workshop accepts far fewer writers than most conferences, those writers who are accepted are given more time to establish relationships with professionals who are present; and unlike several major celeb conferences, Santa Barbara AMW doesn't simply import name authors or agents to give inspirational messages and smile over cocktails.
Our prize-winning faculty are there to meet with writers in a setting conducive to productive discussion of writing and publishing. Writers with manuscripts will have an opportunity to pitch their work, and writers with works-in-progress will be able to network and learn about the publishing biz. To read more information about our approach, click on Frequently Asked Questions.
The Santa Barbara AMW employs the Algonkian workshop syllabus as well as the Algonkian study guide and reference manual. Once you've examined them, it will be obvious that literary craft at the Santa is taught more exhaustively than craft at other workshops and conferences. [more]
The Villa Rosa Inn: Where It Happens
The Villa Rosa Inn
is one of the finest Santa Barbara inns, combining an ideal location
with the sort of personalized attention you'd expect from the area's top
bed and breakfast inn. Every room at the Villa Rosa boasts a
spectacular view, whether of the ocean, the harbor, the mountains, or
their beautiful garden courtyard. The inn also offers deluxe rooms with
fireplaces. Its location is only 84 steps away from Santa Barbara's
stunning East Beach, as well as an easy stroll away from famous Stearns
Wharf, with its numerous shops, restaurants, and activities. The inn provides a deluxe continental breakfast daily, so you can sit back and enjoy the morning. For total relaxation, you can lounge by the pool or soak in the spa in the garden courtyard. Later in the day, you can enjoy mingling with other writers and faculty around complimentary wine and cheese or evening port and sherry.
The Villa Rosa Inn is a unique environment that offers all of the amenities associated with larger resort hotels, while maintaining the intimacy of a small inn. The quality of construction, the ambiance of the interior design and the attentive, personable staff ensure that no detail is overlooked.
We could not have chosen a more suitable location for this type of intimate workshop.
2020 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Ste 443
Washington, DC 20006
Algonkian Home Office:
Phone: 1-800-250-8290
algonkian@webdelsol.com
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